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In our sermon this morning, we will explore the question, “What is love?” I want us to ponder a particular example of it here. The scene is Bethany, a village just a few miles from Jerusalem. The time is the night before Jesus’ triumphal entry into the city. In just a few days He will be arrested, tried, convicted, and crucified. And Jesus is aware of what awaits him. So what does He do this night? He goes to a…

This past Sunday was Groundhog Day. Many of you have probably seen the movie of that name. Bill Murray’s character, Phil Connors, relives February 2nd over and over again in Punxsutawney, PA. It is never made explicit, but the best estimates are that Phil spent at least 3 decades in this loop. How does he cope with this monotonous existence, when it seems like nothing he does matters from one day to the next? He looks for happiness in different…

I randomly came across an interesting article in a Facebook post this week where I learned that the supposed Icelandic translation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, first published in 1901, was discovered in 2014 to not be a translation at all. Instead, it was more like fan fiction: the author had taken the gist of the story, changed a good bit, and come out with something completely different. And then I noted, in response, several people had so cleverly commented with…

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. – Psalm 19:1 This past week, we enjoyed the rare sight of snow blanketing our town—and, in fact, the entire Gulf Coast. We relished spending all morning long out in it; from pictures I have seen, I know that many of you did too. And while I realize that not all of us might have been quite that excited about it, no one can deny the…